The Revenge of the European Hinterland

We were both on holiday in Europe last week. Marijn ended up in the former GDR and saw that in the town where he ended up, the business activity there disappeared with the TV factory. Populism returned for that. Anna saw something similar in the middle of France. The local farmer there has to stop and the surrounding villages are ageing. Why are certain regions emptying out? Is that the result of globalisation? And is it a coincidence that populist political parties are so popular there? We will delve into that.

And this week the question also comes from ourselves. After a push message about high inflation in the Netherlands again in April, we want to know: why is inflation in the Netherlands higher than in the rest of Europe?